| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tim Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Harman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hubert Bembry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-41 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas | Ronald Ripley is called for the reach on Edward Cole - foul #3 on Ronald Ripley, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Young (PF) Ronald Ripley | |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Paul Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Frank Davis pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Tim Burke scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Edward Cole | 33-41 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Paul Young misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Cole - foul #3 on Edward Cole, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (PG) Edward Cole | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Paul Young makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Paul Young misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rene Rizzo | 35-45 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Tim Burke misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-45 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi buries a 3 from straight away | 35-48 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 35-48 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Kenneth Copeland | 35-50 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Richard Harman drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Davis | 37-50 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses short on a shot from the left side | 37-50 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Wilson | 37-50 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | Richard Harman gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman is whistled for traveling | 37-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Plaisted (SG), John Piscitelli (SF), Aaron Gray (PF), Phillip Johnson (C) Tim Burke, Frank Davis, Richard Harman, Hubert Bembry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Angel Lombardi (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Paul Young, James Wilson | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Johnny Newman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) SF - John Piscitelli (fresh) PF - Aaron Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Angel Lombardi (fresh) PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang is called for traveling | 37-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG), Kevin Hobbs (SG) Johnny Newman, Charles Plaisted | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley (PF) Fred Bevers | |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | Li-Liang Tang takes the ball from Edward Cole in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-50 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Aaron Gray | 37-50 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | Edward Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Davis (SF) Phillip Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Aaron Gray - foul #1 on Aaron Gray, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Paul Young (C) Samuel Schreiner, Angel Lombardi, Jon Perrotta | |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Paul Young is called for the reach on Edward Cole - foul #1 on Paul Young, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry (C) John Piscitelli | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:15 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses long on a floater from close range | 37-52 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Edward Cole tips it in | 39-52 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Paul Young misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi tips it in | 39-54 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | Frank Davis buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Hobbs | 41-54 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang is whistled for traveling | 41-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tim Burke (SG), Richard Harman (PF) Kevin Hobbs, Aaron Gray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, Paul Young | |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Edward Cole and he's hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta (PF) Ronald Ripley | |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Richard Harman - foul #3 on Richard Harman, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Piscitelli (C) Hubert Bembry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG) Roberto Lombardi | |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Edward Cole takes the ball from Rene Rizzo | 44-54 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Burke | 47-54 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Richard Harman - foul #4 on Richard Harman, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Charles Plaisted (SG), Aaron Gray (PF) Edward Cole, Tim Burke, Richard Harman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Young (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF) Rene Rizzo, James Wilson | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kevin Hobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) SF - Frank Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Piscitelli (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Young (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | John Piscitelli is called for the reach on Samuel Schreiner - foul #1 on John Piscitelli, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry (C) John Piscitelli | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG) Samuel Schreiner | |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Paul Young is hacked by Aaron Gray - foul #2 on Aaron Gray, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Charles Plaisted - foul #1 on Charles Plaisted, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs's floater is knocked away by Ronald Ripley | 47-57 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas | Charles Plaisted snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Paul Young grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Frank Davis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 09:55 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas | Frank Davis buries a 3 from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta misses the runner in the lane | 50-57 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses short on a floater from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Perrotta | 50-57 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Kevin Hobbs takes the ball from Ronald Ripley | 50-57 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-57 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray tips it back up and in | 52-57 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Paul Young knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Kevin Hobbs | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kevin Hobbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Plaisted (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert Bembry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Paul Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jon Perrotta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses the dunk but he's fouled by Aaron Gray - foul #3 on Aaron Gray, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG), Tim Burke (SG), John Piscitelli (SF), Richard Harman (PF), Phillip Johnson (C) Kevin Hobbs, Charles Plaisted, Frank Davis, Aaron Gray, Hubert Bembry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Robbie Mahoney (PF), James Wilson (C) Kenneth Copeland, Paul Young, Ronald Ripley, Jon Perrotta | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 55-60 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Wilson | 55-60 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas | Richard Harman connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from John Piscitelli | 57-60 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Richard Harman steals the ball from James Wilson | 57-60 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas | Tim Burke clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-60 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Cole - foul #4 on Edward Cole, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG), Jon Perrotta (PF) Roberto Lombardi, Robbie Mahoney | |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | James Wilson's pass is intercepted by Richard Harman | 58-61 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (SG), Frank Davis (SF), William Woodside (PF) Tim Burke, John Piscitelli, Richard Harman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Young (PF) James Wilson | |
| 04:32 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Young | 59-61 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | William Woodside grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Frank Davis's pass is intercepted by Rene Rizzo | 59-61 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Paul Young drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Samuel Schreiner | 59-63 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 59-63 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas | Frank Davis tips it home | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Hobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Davis (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Woodside (fresh) C - Phillip Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Young (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Paul Young blows the layup | 61-63 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo tips it in | 61-65 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | Samuel Schreiner is called for the reach on Frank Davis - foul #1 on Samuel Schreiner, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Plaisted (SG), Richard Harman (PF), Hubert Bembry (C) Edward Cole, William Woodside, Phillip Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), Ronald Ripley (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Li-Liang Tang, Samuel Schreiner, Rene Rizzo, Jon Perrotta | |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Ripley | 62-65 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG), Tim Burke (SG) Kevin Hobbs, Charles Plaisted | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), James Wilson (C) Angel Lombardi, Fred Bevers | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Richard Harman | 62-65 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | Richard Harman drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Davis | 64-65 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland knocks in the floater from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Paul Young knocks away the 3 by Frank Davis | 64-67 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-70 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry can't tip it in | 64-70 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Paul Young connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Ripley | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Edward Cole misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley is hacked by Tim Burke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Burke, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo (SF), Fred Bevers (C) Paul Young, James Wilson | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Tim Burke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-74 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-74 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry grabs the defensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-74 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers snags the defensive board | 64-74 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland runs out the clock | 64-74 |